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Welcome to Union County ...

Time Zone: Union County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Clayton is the Seat for Union County.

Union County was founded in 1893. Union was created by taking area from Colfax, Mora and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Union had a population of 4,059 people. This is a decrease of 10.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,541 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Union represented 0.22% of the total population of New Mexico.

Below are some of the communities located in Union County:

  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Union County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <2>
  • Des Moines
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom
    (37 miles [59.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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